Exercises in Knitting

Exercises in Knitting, by
Cornelia Mee

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Title: Exercises in Knitting
Author: Cornelia Mee
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EXERCISES IN KNITTING.
BY

CORNELIA MEE,
AUTHORESS OF A MANUAL OF KNITTING, NETTING, AND
CROCHET WORK; THE COMPANION TO THE WORK TABLE;
CROCHET EXPLAINED AND ILLUSTRATED; CROCHET
DOILIES AND EDGINGS; ETC.
THIRD THOUSAND.
LONDON: DAVID BOGUE, FLEET STREET.
MDCCCXLVI.

BATH:
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INDEX.
RECEIPTS FOR TWELVE CHAIR COVERS, IN DIFFERENT
PATTERNS.
Page. No. 1. German Pattern of Open Double Knitting 2 2. Nun's
Pattern 3 3. Viennoise Pattern 4 4. Beautiful Coral Pattern 6 5.
Beautiful Diamond Pattern 10 6. Pretty Feather Pattern 13 7. Double
Rose-Leaf Pattern 14 8. Spider-Net Pattern 16 9. Shield Pattern,
surrounded with Open Work 18 10. Canvass Pattern 22 11. Leaf
Pattern 24 12. Another Leaf Pattern 26
RECEIPTS IN KNITTING.[1]
Border, Pretty Vandyke 98 Bodice, A Knitted 49 Bag, Shell Knitting
for a 52 Basket Serviette, Pretty Pattern for a 54 Border, Pretty Open
Diamond 81 Brioche, For a 97 Cap, Shell Pattern for a Baby's 45
Carpet Hookah, or Oriental Mat 55 Cap Half, for wearing under a
Bonnet 62 Cuffs, Honeycomb 83 Comforter, For a 67 Comforter, For

another 68 Counterpane, Bell Pattern for a 69 Cuffs, Gentlemen's 87
Collar, Beautiful Knitted 112 Edging, New Pattern for Lace 37 Edging,
Narrow Vandyke 29 Fish Serviette 33 Fringe for Chair Covers, &c. 35
Fan Pattern 124 Gaiters, Children's 104 Hood, Baby's Very Pretty 30
Muff, For a 64 Mitten, Swiss Pattern for the Top of a 65 Muffatees,
Corkscrew Pattern 86 Mitten, Fan Pattern 84 Pattern, A Pretty open 51
Penwiper, For a Knitted 71 Pelisse, Very elegant Knitted 57 Purse,
Pretty Pattern for a Knitted 111 Shawl, Leaf Pattern for Half-Square 39
Shoe, For a Baby's 79 Shoe and Stocking, A Baby's 42 Shawl, A
Shetland 66 Scarf, Beautiful Pattern for a 74 Shawl, Netted 110 Shawl,
Pretty Feather Pattern for the Border of a 120 Shawl, Open Diamond
Pattern for the Centre of a 121 Spencer, For an Under 105 Sugar Plum
Stitch 38 Stocking, Receipt for a 88 Twisted Knitting 78
[1] Transcriber's note: some commas were added to this table of
contents for clarity.

EXERCISES IN KNITTING.

Receipts for Twelve Chair Covers, in different Patterns.
As the number of stitches required to work each pattern will be
mentioned, these patterns can easily be applied for any other purpose,
and are most of them well adapted for doilies. Some of the most open
patterns are suitable for Shetland shawls; and as the majority of the
chair covers are now done in coloured wool, the colours and number of
shades will be described; though, if wished in white, the linen thread,
No. 1, is the proper material to be used.

I.
German Pattern of Open Double Knitting, both Sides alike.
Large wooden pins are required for this pattern, which is done in

double or eight-threaded wool, in 5 colours that contrast well--claret,
gold colour, blue, white, scarlet; and 4 rows of each, worked in the
order they are here placed. Cast on 71 stitches.
First row:--Seam 1, make 1, slip 1: this row is only to begin with, and is
not repeated, the whole of the knitting being done as the
Second row:--Seam 2 together, make 1, by passing the wool round the
pin, slip 1, and repeat. At the end of the row, if correctly knitted, there
will be 1 stitch, which seam. When the colours have been repeated 6
times, the cover will be the proper size.
To finish it round, work fringe No. 2, work claret for the head, and put
in two lengths of each colour in the fringe.

II.
Nun's Pattern.
Pins No. 10, 8 stitches to a pattern: 14 shades of orange 4-threaded
German wool, beginning with the darkest, and working 6 rows of each:
4 plain rows to begin and end the cover; and 4 plain stitches at the
beginning and end of every row, for an edge. These edge stitches are
not mentioned with the pattern, but will be included in the number cast
on. Cast on 112 stitches.
First row:--Make 1, knit 1, make 1, knit 2, slip 1, knit 2 together, pass
the